Motorcycle pictures

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:03 pm

Haven`t seen any bike threads so lets see some bikes, here`s my current ride a 77 Shovel, and a couple others.

01 RoadGlide, 02 Indian Chief, 72 Shovel, 72 Sporty.

kimwcook · Post by **kimwcook** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:10 pm

Cool scoots.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:16 pm

Thanks, i really like the old bikes, the sporty pic was taken in LA in 1979, rode that bike accross the country three times. The 73 Shovel i rode for 18 years and was a good bike and both were AMF bikes.
I like the dressers for the comfort but something keeps bringing me back to the old iron, i still want a pan head chopper someday.

Chas. · Post by **Chas.** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:31 pm

Just ran across this the other day and never seen it before - concept Dodge Tomahawk.

0-60 in 2.5sec. Theoretical top speed near 400mph. Since it has 4 wheels it's technically not a "motorcycle".

http://www.allpar.com/cars/concepts/tomahawk.html

txpete · Post by **txpete** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:08 pm

my 77 shovel bought it in germany in a keller for 2500.00 in boxes

when I got it back state side

new paint

now 09 heritage softtail

my first big twin 66flh picked this one up for 1000.00 from a cobra pilot shipping out to korea

TMair · Post by **TMair** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:22 pm

Chas. wrote:Just ran across this the other day and never seen it before - concept Dodge Tomahawk.

0-60 in 2.5sec. Theoretical top speed near 400mph. Since it has 4 wheels it's technically not a "motorcycle".

http://www.allpar.com/cars/concepts/tomahawk.html

Seen one at a car show once, they are bigger then they look, but still way cool!
Terry

TMair · Post by **TMair** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:24 pm

These are all cool bikes, I am going to have to take a photo of mine once I get the winter dust off of it sos it looks presentable

Mine is a 99 road king classic that I added a few changes too.
Terry

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 10:02 pm

Nice bikes. Here is my current:

06 HD street Bob,

bored out and new jugs, head work, performance pistons, air breather, fwd controls, springer seat, anderson performance cams, ignition module, 16 inch ape hangers, brown leather trim, custom cut away pipes, wide tire upgrade, and in shop for custom chrome hand controls, reservoir remake and control buttons.

pokey · Post by **pokey** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 10:57 pm

not mine, but what i would likely end up with.

woodmotorbikelol.jpg

Streetstar · Post by **Streetstar** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 11:10 pm

My interests lean towards the dirt -------- top is a late model yz 450 F, middle is a 2 stroke KX500, last and least is my old Sporty. It ran well , but i would rather do 40 foot doubles than 40 miles in traffic

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 11:41 pm

The 125cc Baby Scoot (90mpg and loving it around town)

Aussie Chris · Post by **Aussie Chris** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 1:26 am

Heres my ride, 2011 Harley Davidson Iron 883.

Just got back from our annual gunshow on it. Looked kinda funny with a copy of Madis 'The Winchester Book' poking out of my jacket on the way home. Picked it up brand new for 90 bucks! The book that is

Chris

Gobblerforge · Post by **Gobblerforge** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 5:43 am

74 360

Gobbler

rbertalotto · Post by **rbertalotto** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:06 am

Ah Yes! Guns and motorcycles...........Goes together like cold hands and mittens, beer in August....................

My motorcycle club actually runs and event every April called the Scoot and Shoot...even have real neat T-Shirts with the S&S logo!

Here's a few of my bikes.............

I took this bike from Massachusetts to Alaska and cross country a few times. Great long distance touring bike.........2007 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom

Here's my "Heavily Breathed On" hot rod............2005 Honda VFR

Here's my "Kill Yourself but what a way to go" bike...........2002 MV Agusta F4s

Part of the rarer side of things....1987 BMW K100RS "M-Sport"

See a whole bunch more here:
http://public.fotki.com/Rbertalotto/mot ... s-current/

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:17 am

Wow great bikes guys, pokey get them wood planes going and build that bike.
TXPete so that`s what my bike looked like when it was new

Thanks for posting the pics everyone.

Post by **Hobie** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:23 am

This is the same as my one and only bike (although I've ridden many others) that I bought to use while stationed at the Presidio de Monterey in 1973-1974. During the gas crisis I would take the tank off and walk up to the front of the line and pump gas from an unoccupied pump. It was pretty good but you would get blown around a bit riding down Highway 1 to Big Sur. That one bridge could be quite intimidating. I sold the bike when I left CA for my next post (Goodfellow AFB, San Angelo, TX) but the guy I sold it too didn't process the title and later abandoned the bike. CA eventually sent me a nastygram about it and I had to send a notarized statement that stated I'd sold it and to whom I'd sold it. I thought it was about perfect for a commuter bike. There is, however, no cool factor.

1973_GT185K_blue_fl_600.jpg

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:57 am

Hobie i rode that sporty chopper to big Sur on a toy run they were having, quite a experiance.

Post by **Hobie** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:10 pm

Pitchy wrote:Hobie i rode that sporty chopper to big Sur on a toy run they were having, quite a experiance.

Did all y'all go to Pfeiffer Beach?

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:36 pm

No at least i didn`t, a helicopter flew over and they announced start em up and it sounded like a airport then we rode somewhere to a court house and piled up the toys. My memory is gettin kinda bad, i have pics somewhere of some of it.

Post by **Hobie** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:58 pm

You would not have forgotten Pfeiffer Beach....

Nor would have forgotten the bridge!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 1:01 pm

Nope i don`t remember going to a beach, then again we were only there for the ride on the toy run. Here`s some pics of pics from there in 79. there were thousands of bikes there.

I`m the second guy in the middle on the sporty with the gerder front end.

Barcelona Rick · Post by **Barcelona Rick** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 1:05 pm

Great looking bikes.....my little brother is a sure enough Harley biker but I don't have enough sense to work both hands, both arms, both feet, both legs and both eyes all at the same time.....road rash for sure....y'all have fun but be careful....

rick

ps.....would love to have one of those CanAm three wheeler things but too old, too fat and way too broke !!!!

txpete · Post by **txpete** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 7:39 am

I bought a kawasaki 500 triple in 1972.these were crazy fast back then but the brakes were terrible and handling was the pits

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Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 8:25 am

txpete, did they make that in a 900cc, a guy i knew in the AF bought a Kaw. like that and it was fast.

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 9:02 am

My Buell I had a few years back, luggage is on a homemade stainless frame

My wife way back when she had a zzr600, think you guy's had them as zx600. Hers was an import to here from the states hence how it is marked up.

My current ride.

My wifes bike she sold last fall.

Yeah bikes, love m'

nath.

txpete · Post by **txpete** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 9:19 am

Pitchy wrote:txpete, did they make that in a 900cc, a guy i knew in the AF bought a Kaw. like that and it was fast.

they made the 500 triple first then they came out with a 750 triple.great bike as long as you were going in a straight line

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in HS my first project bike was a triumph 500 daytona we got that was pretty much a basket case.dad and I put that one together.it was the first time I met lucas the price of darkness

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N5rm0gl ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buga91RL ... re=related

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 10:20 am

Nice bikes Nath and cool the wife rides too

txpete neat vidio, used to pull wheelies on my choppers back in the day.

I bought a brand new Daytona in 70 or 71 just before i went in the service.

txpete · Post by **txpete** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 10:33 am

ditto on my triple when I went into the army.didn't think it would fit in a cobra

Bogie35 · Post by **Bogie35** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 10:50 am

I don't own a bike, but if I did, it would likely be a KTM 450 EXC dual-sport.

bogie

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:16 am

Here ya go found some more old pics, had to start chopping that Datona don`t ya know.

The 73 Shovel, then with a Hack.

txpete · Post by **txpete** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:37 am

riding a hack with a spindle front end you got nerve pitchy

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:46 am

txpete wrote:riding a hack with a spindle front end you got nerve pitchy

They didn`t call me the crazy snake for nothin.

I should add that now i`m a over weight grey beard old fanny burp.

txpete · Post by **txpete** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:41 pm

ditto here.... its all from good living

Ji in Hawaii · Post by **Ji in Hawaii** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 2:00 pm

Just stay out of my way!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 2:03 pm

Friends Call Me Ji wrote:Just stay out of my way!

I knew one of those outlaws would show up sooner or later

OJ · Post by OJ » Sun Mar 27, 2011 3:38 pm

This 1977 R100S BMW and I have been close since birth (the bike's) Best known as BMW's first liter displacement engine, first Beemer to do the 1/4 mile in under 13 seconds and top 120 MPH on the level (I ran out of courage at 110 but wasn't out of throttle) - only drawback - engine designed for high octane leaded gas - which disappeared about 1980. Best solution for me (didn't reduce performance as other choices did) was go to dual plugs - which has worked well.

Left coil runs lower plugs and right one upper plugs - allowing leaning out carbs - turns in about 55 MPG - keeping at speeds not much over 70 and runs great on premium gas.

The electric cord and plug by the seat/tank junction is for my jacket/glove heater - it gets cold in the mountains in winter

We're individuals - another surgeon was pushing mandatory seat belt laws some years ago and "forced" the sticker on me - I assured him later that sticker was on my dash - he never asked which vehicle but I think he knew -

A couple of years ago on some twisty mountain roads, I turned up the wick to avoid a tailgater, so did he, so did I - etc - got to a place to wave him by - only to discover red & blue lights on top for him. Asked if I had a reason for going that speed (legally - could have been charged with more than speeding - more than 30 MPH over limit) - meant to explain my avoiding tailgating but it came out "I try to not hold up traffic". Guess that was one he hadn't heard - looked like he was trying to keep a straight face - but, when he brought my papers back from his vehicle, was just cracking up.

He had expected a "young punk speeder on a new sport bike" - but wasn't prepared to get an 80 year old man riding a 30 year old bike.

I promised to do better (he didn't ask what I meant by doing better) and he just gave me a verbal warning.

We're painfully aware of aging changes but seldom get the advantages.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 3:55 pm

Nice bike OJ

had a 67 650 with a hack on it and a 76 BMW, neat bikes wish i`d kept one of them.

Streetstar · Post by **Streetstar** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 3:59 pm

Bogie35 wrote:I don't own a bike, but if I did, it would likely be a KTM 450 EXC dual-sport.

bogie

Thats my idea of a "street bike" now too ---- just enough extra hardware to mount a tag and some blinkers so you can ride to the track or trail if you want to !

Old Ironsights · Post by **Old Ironsights** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 4:40 pm

'75 Lincoln NE KZ 400

Not running right now, but hopefully soon...

Molasses · Post by **Molasses** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 8:33 pm

I just stepped outside and snapped this:

MVC-030F.JPG

Yes, there's still snow in the driveway. I just didn't feel like clearing it off after the last storm went through. FWIW, the snowblower is parked just to the left of the Valk and I've had the occasional impulse to replace the front end of the bike with it and make a snoweating sort-of CanAm Spyder out of the two pieces.

Here, this is more like it:

MVC-003F.JPG

JReed · Post by **JReed** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 8:46 pm

Here is my last ride.

05 Suzuki C50T

Sold it after moving up here to IN. Will be in the hunt for a new bike when I get down to North Carolina.

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 1:47 pm

Old Ironsights wrote:'75 Lincoln NE KZ 400

Not running right now, but hopefully soon...

I rode one of them for 4 winters to work every day, it was imported to here from Arizona

1976 vintage.

Darn thing was bullet proof once I dumped the old reg/rec and put a modern one on.

Nath.

new pig hunter · Post by **new pig hunter** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 6:38 pm

been riding one of these for the past 11 years: 1982 BMW R65LS

http://www.obairlann.net/reaper/motorcy ... r65ls.html

Cheers,

Carl

CowboyTutt · Post by **CowboyTutt** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:12 pm

Wow, glad I checked in here. Been busy hot-rodding and breaking in my new 103 build on my 09 Harley Street Bob. It seems the exhaust is holding me back as its only making 105 HP and 110 TQ and is should be doing more so next month it gets a new Fat Cat exhaust and tune to go with. It should fix the problem. This pic was taken prior to the engine build. The other bikes are a 2009 Buell 1125 CR and 2001 ATK 605 dual sport. All nice bikes but the Harley is my favorite.

-Tutt

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:01 pm

Great bike all, thanks for posting.

Ben_Rumson · Post by **Ben_Rumson** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:02 pm

Wish it were mine....

Old Ironsights · Post by **Old Ironsights** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:05 pm

Nath wrote:
Old Ironsights wrote:'75 Lincoln NE KZ 400

Not running right now, but hopefully soon...
I rode one of them for 4 winters to work every day, it was imported to here from Arizona 1976 vintage.

Darn thing was bullet proof once I dumped the old reg/rec and put a modern one on.

Nath.

They sure squeeze the KMs out of a Litre of petrol don't they...

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:32 pm

Ben_Rumson wrote:Wish it were mine....

Awe chit, i`m in love.

everthing but the seat.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:09 pm

This is a pencil drawing that i picked up somewhere about 20 years ago, good tastes.

Ben_Rumson · Post by **Ben_Rumson** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:29 pm

I'll have to fire up my old comp & retrieve the pics of my stock (as I could make it) 47 WL...Cause She’s buried out in the garage under moving blankets and stuff...